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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1790 edition. Excerpt: ...as a principle (which both some observa-reason and authority seem to warrant.) lions not map-' wiicabietothia " That Capitulants, are, during war, subject.. 'e See Neutrals notwithstanding, or rather with Heineccii Pre-lectionesAca-the exprels permiiiion of a residence in lc mirar, in, _ Hug. Grot. ch. the country, and consequently that this s also--quality draws aster it all the consequences cu.eftton, Ub. with respect to their property, which th De vattdi law of nations has attached to the quality voTl I"TM OI-neutrals and that as such it cannot ItZL., be lawfully seized as prize of war, by Deimpels7.their sovereign nor by his subjects, so dlChml' lon as tneir commerce in the nature of its Authr 'De3, . articles, and the destination of its voyage suede) ibut.' The prince t whom they still belong. is such as is permitted to the subjects of any other the most savoured neutral nation, residing in a neutral island." SOME VERY EMINENT OPINIONS UPON Observation. THE SUBJECT ARE. SUB-JOINED, FROM WHICH IT MAY BE INFERRED, THAT IT IS NOT THE NATURE OR DISTINCTION OF A CARGO (SUPPOSING IT NOT COUN I. TRABAND NOR BOUND TO A PLACE BLOCKED UP) BUT. THE QUALITY OF THE proprietor PROPRIETOR THAT DECIDES THE FATE OF sixes the criterion of prize sr A VESSEL OR CARGO, EITHER OF WHICH no prize. MAY BE PRIZE WITHOUT AFFECTING THE OTHER; AND THAT IF THIS IS THE RIGHT OF FOREIGNERS, BY REASON OF THtIR. NEUTRALITY, IT IS EQUALLY THE RIGHT OF CAPITULANTS, WHO HAVE THE SAME.QUALITY. OPINIONS, &c. Qu. I. TS the loading (being sugar, rum, Qu. isi.--and other commodities, bonaside of the growth, produce, and manusacture of the island of Dominica, in its present situation) on board of the hip A....